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title: "how to install any OS in a virtual machine like oracle virtual box"
date: 2010-07-24
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[caption id="attachment_9" align="alignnone" width="614" caption="SCREEN SHOT OF ORACLE VIRTUAL BOX"]<a href="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v1.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-9" title="V1" src="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v1.png" alt="" width="614" height="345" /></a>[/caption]<br/><br/>this is the first screen you get after opening oracle virtual box...the first thing you do is to click into new to create a new virtual machine.<br/><br/>.<a href="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v2.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10" title="V2" src="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v2.png" alt="CREATE NEW MACHINE WINDOW" width="614" height="345" /></a><br/><br/>a new window of create new machine pops out , click on it..a new window will open<br/><br/>[caption id="attachment_11" align="alignnone" width="614" caption="vm name and os type"]<a href="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v3.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-11" title="V3" src="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v3.png" alt="" width="614" height="345" /></a>[/caption]<br/><br/>this window will ask for the name of virtual machine and the type of os..here in my case the os is fedora which is a linux distribution.after you are done dere a new window pops out.<br/><br/>[caption id="attachment_12" align="alignnone" width="614" caption="ram memory allocation"]<a href="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v4.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-12" title="V4" src="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v4.png" alt="" width="614" height="345" /></a>[/caption]<br/><br/>This step is very crucial, here you allot the ram of the virtual machine you are creating , its just like the ram of your computer.you can go till the maximum line till the green is there.minimum ram should be 512mb for it to work properly.<br/><p style="text-align:left;"></p><br/><br/><br/>[caption id="attachment_13" align="alignnone" width="614" caption="create new hard disk window"]<a href="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v5.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-13" title="V5" src="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v5.png" alt="" width="614" height="345" /></a>[/caption]<br/><br/>this windows lets you create a new hard disk..the minimum memory of the new VM is 10 gb. click on it and proceed.<br/><br/>[caption id="attachment_14" align="alignnone" width="614" caption="create new virtual hard disk wizard"]<a href="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v6.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-14" title="V6" src="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v6.png" alt="" width="614" height="345" /></a>[/caption]<br/><br/>here comes a create new virtual hard disk wizard window.click on next.<br/><br/>[caption id="attachment_16" align="alignnone" width="614" caption="final step"]<a href="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v9.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-16" title="V9" src="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v9.png" alt="" width="614" height="345" /></a>[/caption]<br/><br/>In this next step the hard disk storage type is being asked , you need to select dynamically expanding storage for better performance.<br/><br/>[caption id="attachment_15" align="alignnone" width="614" caption="hard disk storage type"]<a href="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v7.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-15" title="V7" src="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v7.png" alt="" width="614" height="345" /></a>[/caption]<br/><br/>Then click on the VM you just created to set the ISO image of the OS you want to install.<br/><br/>[caption id="attachment_18" align="alignnone" width="614" caption="click on the virtual  machine you created just now"]<a href="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v10.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-18" title="V10" src="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v10.png" alt="" width="614" height="345" /></a>[/caption]<br/><br/>[caption id="attachment_19" align="alignnone" width="614" caption="the first run wizard"]<a href="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v11.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-19" title="V11" src="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v11.png" alt="" width="614" height="345" /></a>[/caption]<br/><br/>Select the ISO image by clicking on the folder icon. And then click on the add button on the top left of the window to select the ISO image of  OS<br/><br/>[caption id="attachment_20" align="alignnone" width="614" caption="choose the iso image of the OS"]<a href="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v12.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-20" title="V12" src="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v12.png" alt="" width="614" height="345" /></a><br/><div class="mceTemp"><dl class="wp-caption alignnone"> <dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v13.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-21" title="V13" src="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v13.png" alt="" width="614" height="345" /></a>[/caption]<br/><br/></dt> </dl></div><br/>finally click on the next button to finish the job to creating a VM or VIRTUAL MACHINE.<br/><br/>[caption id="attachment_24" align="alignnone" width="614" caption="the last step of creating a virtual machine"]<a href="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v16.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-24" title="V16" src="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v16.png" alt="" width="614" height="345" /></a>[/caption]<br/><br/>now click on the VM and you are ready to go and enjoy the new OS you just now installed.<br/><br/>[caption id="attachment_25" align="alignnone" width="614" caption="click on the newly created VM and start working on this new OS"]<a href="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v17.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-25" title="V17" src="http://creativetotalsolution.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/v17.png" alt="" width="614" height="345" /></a>[/caption]<br/><br/><strong>THE ORACLE VIRTUAL BOX CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM THIS LINK  <a class="alignright" title="ORACLE VIRTUAL BOX DOWNLOAD" href="http://dlc.sun.com/virtualbox/vboxdownload.html" target="_blank">#mce_temp_url#</a></strong><br/><br/>Any doubts regarding the post should be addressed in the comments.</div>
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<div class='author'>creativetotalsolution</div>
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it happened to me too :P but this happens only when u try to remove the linux distribution by formatting that drive in windows.then what it does either your grub loader is currupted or deleted.<br>so inorder to replace that linux try to replace it with other distribution.<br>and my suggestion use a pendrive.<br>the details to use it are given on my post :)</div>
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<div class='author'>chandan</div>
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nice....try this and others......as generaaly.......while installin ubuntu.....if care nt taken...it corrupts the grub loader.....of ur operating system.....once even i had wid my vista.....</div>
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